Name ZELDA
Animal ID A5127369
Adoption fee See an ACC Staff Member
Breed BLACK/WHITE AMERICAN STAFF/MIX
Age 6 years
Sex Female
Weight 63
Arrived 05/22/2025
Location FOSTER Contact: ACCFoster@maricopa.gov or 602-506-6274
Level G
About me Since going into foster care, I have been getting caught up on my sleeping! Stress-free naps are the best. I also enjoy sleeping in bed with my humans. My foster mom is calling me a velcro dog through and through as I am very affectionate and always asking for pets and attention. My adoption fee is a bargain! Not only do you get my unconditional love and a new BFF, it includes my spay or neuter surgery, vaccinations, and microchip!
Requirements
NO SMALL ANIMALS
Recommendations
FAMILY INTRODUCTION
Evaluation Comments - This information is observations from our staff and volunteers
| 06/21/2025 From the foster parent: Zelda is a very easy dog to care for. She really likes cheese. She likes to follow me around everywhere I go and will lay down at the floor next to my feet. She is almost 100% housetrained. She really does not play with doggie toys and does know the command "stay".She sleeps all day so she doesn't need much attention. |
| 06/13/2025 Rounds: at front of kennel, loose body, tail wagging, demand barking, sniffed presented hand |
| 06/12/2025 EET Rounds: Demand barking with a helicopter tail. |
| 06/12/2025 does really well and loves the car, loves people - met a ton of people in Lowes, tense body lnaguage when saw another dog, walks great on leash. She will stop and lay down next to handler when handler stopped walking, sweetest thing in the world! |
| 06/11/2025 Pupils dilated, wiggly body and wagging tail, demand barking, wouldn't settle. |
| 06/10/2025 EET Rounds: Barking at dog across kennel. |
| 06/09/2025 EET ROUNDS: Soft wiggly body, demand barking at handler. |
| 06/08/2025 EET Rounds: Demand barking with a helicopter tail while shifting weight on front paws. |
| 06/08/2025 , I went for a four paws walk today. Zelda was not interested in other dogs while on their walk. Zelda’s energy level was medium, strength was strong for their size, and walking style would best be described as going between pulling and loose leashed. Zelda’s personality was calm, affectionate, alert, independent, friendly and Zelda sits on command. Zelda is food motivated and does take treats gently. |
| 06/07/2025 Solicited attentions, Easy to pull from kennel, Moderate to return to kennel, Takes treats nicely, Easy/Loose Leash, Calm, Appeared interested when walking past kennels, Sit |
| 06/07/2025 EET Rounds: Demand barking while having ears back & a fast tail wag. |
| 06/07/2025 Out for Green training , handled by volunteer. Very soft & engaging in kennel and out. |
| 06/06/2025 Wiggly body, rhythmic barking, panting heavily, began chewing toy. |
| 06/05/2025 EET Rounds: Standing on bed while demand barking with a helicopter tail. |
| 06/04/2025 EETRounds: Soft body, tail wagging, and demand barking. |
| 06/03/2025 Demand barking, wiggly body and wagging tail. |
| 06/02/2025 Wiggly, soft body at front of kennel soliciting attentions. Demand barked as handler walked away. |
| 06/01/2025 EET ROUNDS: soft and wiggly, began demand barking |
| 05/31/2025 Sitting in back of kennel looking at surroundings |
| 05/31/2025 Solicited attentions, Easy to pull from kennel, Easy to return to kennel, Easy/Loose Leash, Calm |
| 05/30/2025 Dog was standing by kennel door with wiggly body. Attention backed at handler but settled with interaction. |
| 05/29/2025 EET ROUNDS - Soft wiggly body, wagging tail, tapping paws, demand barking. |
| 05/27/2025 soft and wiggly at front of kennel |
| 05/26/2025 Solicited attentions, Easy to pull from kennel, Easy to return to kennel, Not interested in toys, Takes treats nicely, Easy/Loose Leash, Calm, Ignored dogs when walking past kennels, Zelda was such a happy girl!! She greeted a young, high energy dog in the yard next to us at the fence with a soft demeanor. She preferred pets, affection and attention to treats. She was a very good girl! |
| 05/26/2025 Sleeping outside. |
| 05/25/2025 EET Rounds: Demand barking with whale eyes & a tick tock tail. |
| 05/24/2025 Approached front of kennel and stretched |
| 05/23/2025 Pupils dilated, rhythmic barking, tik tok tail, wouldn't settle. |
| 05/22/2025 Rhythmic barking, panting heavily, tik tok tail, attempting to fight with neighbor B40, wouldn't settle. |
| 05/22/2025 Easy to pull from kennel, Easy to return to kennel, Not interested in toys, Takes treats nicely, Easy/Loose Leash, Calm, Appeared interested when walking past kennels, Pup was easy pull to yard-followed me. In yard she checked out yard and wandered over to me a couple of times. Filled tub with water and she sipped from it. She turned down a couple of treats,dropped on ground but retrieved them later. Posed for a photo with staff. Affectionate. |
| 05/18/2025 From the foster parent: Zelda is doing good on her crate-training. The door to her crate is always open and she often enters her crate just to rest even though we are all at home. She still whines throughout the night when placed in the crate while we are in our room, so she still sleeps with us on the bed at night. Zelda has established a standard routine. She will have her breakfast when we all wake up in the morning, then she will pee and poop. She will nap or play with us in the afternoons, then have her dinner again in the evening, followed by toileting. She is the EASIEST dog we have fostered so far! No destruction to our furniture, no biting, just needs a lot of tender loving care and attention. |
| 05/10/2025 FROM FOSTER: Zelda is doing well |
| 04/30/2025 From foster: Zelda has been great so far! I’ve observed that she is a very low-energy dog with occasional zoomies. She hardly plays with toys unless we hype her up, but she loves food and treats! All Zelda wants is to be with her humans all day long. We leave her uncaged when we’re out, and she just lies on the couch the whole time until we get back.When we take her out, she tends to pull on the leash but can be redirected. She sleeps with us at night on the same bed. She cannot be left alone in the living room, or she will whine loudly. We tried putting her in a cage one night, but when I went to check on her, she had somehow escaped. I still don’t know how she managed that! She has shown possible signs of possessiveness. |
| 04/19/2025 From the foster parent: Zelda is doing great so far! She’s really a sweetheart! She is back to eating 2 meals a day and will now ask for treats. |
| 04/16/2025 FROM FOSTER: Zelda did well on her first day at home. She slept in the car ride to home too. I do realise she’s sleeping a lot. She slept in the day and she slept through the night as well. So far she free-roamed around the house with no destruction done. She did have 2 accidents on the carpet but I guess it’s because she smelled the scent of other dogs prior. I tried closing the bedroom door with her outside of the room but she whined loudly so she ended up sleeping with us on the bed. She is a velcro dog through and through and is very affectionate, always asking for pets and attention. |
| 04/13/2025 , I went on a 4 paws walk today! |
| 04/12/2025 , I went out on Tails Around Town today! |
| 04/11/2025 Dog was standing on bed in front of kennel door with wagging tail, wiggly body when handler approached. Took treats gently and solicited attentions through kennel gate. Easy leashing and walked with some pull but does settle. Vocal when walking to play yard but was showing no signs of reactivity to dogs in passing. In play yard dog jumped on handlers lap as handler sat down on bench and solicited attentions, allowed petting all over with soft body, wiggly and wagging tail. Explored and would be vocal in yard as dog was being walked into neighboring yard but remained loose with wagging tail, returned to handler and accepted treats gently. Knows "sit". Walked back to kennel with easy leash pull. Walked right into kennel and allowed handler to remove leash with no issues. |
| 04/07/2025 Tails Around Town: Zelda was a perfect angel during our time together. She was happy to get in my car and was very well-behaved. We started out at Encanto Park, walking around the pond area and observing the ducks and geese. There were some geese with goslings that hissed at Zelda, and Zelda quickly wanted to move away from them. She preferred to simply have nothing to do with them, which was great. She remained calm and well-behaved throughout. Once she seemed a little tired from our walk, we hopped back into the car, and she took a nap until we arrived at Papago Park. We walked around the short nature trail and ponds there, and Zelda seemed to enjoy it. Finally, we went to Tempe Marketplace, where we got a snack (she happily ate some of her treats) and sat in the shaded area near the fountain. Zelda enjoyed pets and scratches, and she soaked up the attention and love (and she loves to be gently brushed with a soft brush). Zelda eventually fell asleep, snoring contentedly at my feet while relaxing in the shade. She also fell asleep and was snoring on the way back to the shelter in the car -SO cute! Zelda is sweet, affectionate, loving, well-behaved, and has a wonderful personality. She seems to be an "easy keeper" and will make someone an amazing companion! |
| 04/05/2025 Did not eat kibble - supplemented with canned food. |
| 04/04/2025 Tails Around Town - We took Zelda out on a Tails Around Town and I know there is no such thing as a perfect dog, but Zelda is pretty darn close! She makes an excellent copilot in the car (calm and slept mostly) and walks very well on leash (very little to no pulling). She is soooo affectionate and wags at everyone she sees. We took her back to the house to relax and she is confident in the house and very respectful. We even took a nap together! She loves to be close and is so gentle. Zelda is overall pretty mellow but does get excited when it’s time to go for a walk! She loves chasing squeaky orange balls. She loves hamburgers and pup cups! We saw 4 dogs on our walk and she was curious but not reactive. It is 100% true we fell in love with this special dog. Zelda is a true gem. |
| 04/04/2025 Did not eat kibble. |
| 04/03/2025 I went on Tails Around Town today! |
| 03/31/2025 Demand barked upon approach, easy to pull from kennel. Had mild to moderate pull from kennel, sniffed around for a while before coming to handler seeking affection. Very sweet and affiliative. Would bark with tail alert when dogs walked by. Laid down while handler sat on bench after some time. Easy return. |
| 03/28/2025 Tails Around Town - Zelda and I had a blast today! We got coffee and a pup cup to share while bird (and human) watching at the park. Then we had a snack, checked out the cute baby goats, and Zelda got scritches from some firefighters at Amadio Farm. We finished up our play date with a fun science walk at Tres Rios Wetlands. She was the bestest pup ever and I loved spending time with her. |
| 03/27/2025 Moved Zelda to B025 from Swing. Walked good on leash |
| 03/27/2025 Solicited attentions, Easy to pull from kennel, Easy to return to kennel, Not interested in toys, Takes treats nicely, Easy/Loose Leash, Calm, Appeared interested when walking past kennels, Sit, Shake, Easy pup-pull, leashing and walking. Appeared to enjoy yard-offered a treat and she loved it. Lay down next to me and ate it. Tail wagging and very calm. Enjoyed walk-passed other dogs but nonreactive-perhaps a bit curious of one in particular that we passed on the trail.Friendly |
| 03/26/2025 Ate all of wet and dry food given |
| 03/22/2025 Ate all of wet and dry food given |
| 03/21/2025 Ate all of wet and dry food given |
| 03/21/2025 Ate all of wet and dry food given |
| 03/20/2025 Ate all of wet and dry food given |
| 03/19/2025 Ate all of wet and dry food given |
| 03/15/2025 Moved Zelda yo S314 from C078. Walked good on leash |
| 03/12/2025 Placing "green" level based on kennel presence and intake notes. placing no small animal requirement due to notes in previous home. |
| 03/09/2025 Soft calm body allowed all handing and vaccine with light restraint walked to kennel |
| 03/08/2025 Solicited attentions, Playful, Easy to pull from kennel, Easy to return to kennel, Not interested in toys, Takes treats nicely, Easy/Loose Leash, Calm, Ignored dogs when walking past kennels, Sit, sweet, gentle girl and a champ on the leash! |
| 03/06/2025 Demand barking, wiggly body and wagging tail. |
| 03/03/2025 Tails Around Town - I was paired with Zelda, who was a perfectly well-mannered lady the entire time. She was calm in my car and just wanted to sit by me in the front seat. We went to lunch at The Farm and we walked around the property. Zelda was perfect on a leash, she was nothing but sweet to other people, dogs, and the birds, turkeys, chickens we saw too. We also went for a hike and she loved that! By the end of our time together I knew all she wanted to do was sit and cuddle for a bit – so we did and it was so cute! I gave her treats and she very politely obliged. If anyone’s looking to adopt a dog, please go meet her – she’s an angel and would make the perfect family pet! |
| 03/02/2025 Fast tracking to adoptable based on intake behavior and in kennel behavior. soft and wiggly |
| 02/27/2025 wagging tail; soft body; light restraint for vaccinations; loves treats/ takes them gently; knows sit. solicits attention; walked to kennel on leash |
Intake Notes
| 03/09/2025 --How long have you had your pet?-- OVERNIGHT --Where did you get your pet?-- MCACC --Is your pet spayed/neutered?-- YES --Do you have any vaccine history for your pet?-- YES --Has your pet been around other animals? What kind of animals? How would you describe the interaction with other animals?-- YES, ADOPTER ALREADY INTRODUCED DOG TO THEIR CHIHUAHUA MIX AND DOG SHOWED AGRESSION, DOG VS DOG AND THEN WHEN OWNER HELD OTHER DOG THIS ONE GROWLED AND LUNGED. SUGGEST ONLY DOG HOME. ADOPTER STATED WHEN NOT AROUND OTHER DOG SHE DID GREAT. --Has your pet been around any other people or children? If yes, how would you describe the animals behavior towards other people/children?-- AROUND A 14 YR OLD AND ADULTS. FINE WITH THEM. --Has your pet shown any aggression around other people? If yes, what were the circumstances?-- NONE, ONLY WHEN HOLDING THEIR OTHER PET. DOG ALSO REACTIVE AT OTHER DOG IN INTAKE LOBBY. --Where was your pet kept, inside or outside?-- INSIDE --If inside, did you keep your pet in a crate? Was he/she destructive in any way?-- NONE --If outside, what kind of fencing do you have and did it contain the animal?-- BLOCK --Is your pet potty trained?-- YES --Does your pet have any aggression, like **growling, curling their lips, lunging** around food, toys, or bones?-- NONE --Is there anything we need to know medically about your pet?-- NONE --Does your pet walk on a leash?-- GREAT. --Does your pet know any obedience/tricks?-- SIT, STAY. DIDNT GET TIME TO TEST ANYTHING ELSE. |
| 02/27/2025 02/28/25 09:25 CAVERILL Per business office K9 was abandoned out front of building |
Medical Treatments
| 06/12/2025 06/12/25 14:04 BAR, BCS 6/9. GI - great appetite; soft, formed BMs. nhilde |
| 06/12/2025 06/12/25 18:21 Fecal direct/float: No parasites seen at this moment. JNR/KLB 06/13/25 05:59 No diarrhea noted, no treatment indicated at this time. SH |
| 06/11/2025 06/11/25 13:35 BAR, active. Good appetite. Normal feces in kennel. |
| 06/10/2025 06/10/25 16:56 Patient BAR and active in kennel. Good appetite. Solicits attention, energetic. No feces seen in kennel at time of exam. Most likely causes of reported loose stool in this signalment in the shelter are intestinal parasites, stress, recent diet change, or a combination of those factors. Will consider other causes if patient demeanor worsens or problem persists. Plan to run fecal to assess for intestinal parasites and may institute preemptive treatments for diarrhea if loose stool persists. PLAN: - fecal float - monitoring for ongoing diarrhea for two additional days |
| 06/10/2025 mucous like diarrhea seen in kennel |
| 05/28/2025 05/28/25 12:31 Bravecto topical solution administered according to weight dosage, next flea/tick prevention due: _08/28/25_ DD |
| 05/28/2025 BRAVECTO TOPICAL SOLUTION |
| 05/22/2025 return from foster; vaccines are current, validated chip___985141008109508__previously implanted still in place both rear feet are red and bleeding slightly; foster also reports that dog has been scratching her ears 05/22/25 13:36 NIK. SH |
| 05/22/2025 05/22/25 15:13 Targeted exam S/O: Gen - BAR, BCS 6/9, wiggly, tolerant of exam EENT - Eyes clear and free of discharge/redness. Nose clean and free of discharge. External ears are free of discharge/redness. Oral - Mild generalized tartar and gingivitis. H/L/MM - Normal respiratory rate and effort. No coughing or sneezing. No stertor, no stridor. Mucous membranes pink and moist with CRT<2s. INTEG - Paw pad abrasions on hind paws, no active bleeding. NEURO - Normal mentation and posture. M/S - Normal gait. No muscle atrophy or limping appreciated. A: - paw pad abrasions - ears appear within normal limits P: - carprofen 100mg PO q24h x 3d - cephalexin 750mg PO q12h x 14d - medically okay to PUFA |
| 03/24/2025 03/24/25 09:35 MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS TEST RESULT UNITS Canine Distemper Virus RealPCR a NEGATIVE Bordetella bronchiseptica RealPCR NEGATIVE Canine Adenovirus Type 2 RealPCR NEGATIVE Canine Herpesvirus Type 1 RealPCR NEGATIVE Canine Parainfluenza Virus RealPCR NEGATIVE Canine Respiratory Coronavirus RealPCR NEGATIVE H3N2 Influenza Virus RealPCR NEGATIVE Influenza A Virus RealPCR NEGATIVE Mycoplasma cynos RealPCR NEGATIVE Strep. equi subsp zooepidemicus RealPCR NEGATIVE Canine Pneumovirus RealPCR NEGATIVE |
| 03/24/2025 03/24/25 14:03 BAR, BCS 6.5/9. OPHTHO – OU lenticular sclerosis, no ocular discharge, no blepharospasm. RESP – no clinical signs of CIRDC (ie. sneezing; coughing; nasal discharge) noted today. A: Ddx. CIRDC – resolved. P: No further treatment for CIRDC needed at this time. Wipe down and move out of ISO. nhilde |
| 03/20/2025 03/20/25 15:01 BAR. No signs of respiratory disease observed. Good appetite. Continue current therapy as prescribed. |
| 03/20/2025 03/20/25 17:27 CANINE RESPIRATORY PCR (2524) Swab sample collected and sent to IDEXX per ST, Confirmation #2313 JNR/SMH |
| 03/19/2025 03/19/25 15:54 S iso daily monitoring. Patient is BAR. Good appetite. Patient has no nasal discharge, no ocular discharge, normal respiratory rate and effort, no coughing, no sneezing. Continue current treatments and monitoring. |
| 03/18/2025 03/18/25 10:41 S iso daily monitoring. Patient is BAR. Good appetite. Patient has no nasal discharge, no ocular discharge, normal respiratory rate and effort, no coughing, no sneezing. Continue current treatments and monitoring. |
| 03/12/2025 03/12/25 09:13 Noted on kennel walkthrough. Patient is QAR with decreased appetite for kibble. Multiple piles of phlegm in kennel. No ocular discharge. Mild mucoid nasal discharge. Frequent coughing. No sneezing. Normal respiratory rate with normal effort. Would like to add on enrofloxacin to treatment plan at this time due to severity of symptoms. Moving to S isolation for closer monitoring. Adding wet food to diet. RX: - enrofloxacin: 5mg/kg PO q24h x 7d - LRS 400mL SC q24h x 3d - Cerenia 1mg/kg SC once |
| 03/12/2025 03/12/25 16:52 Gave Enrofloxacin 100 mg/ml injectable 1 ml SQ SID due to K9 not being interested in treats offered DD |
| 03/10/2025 03/10/25 14:20 Brief exam due to contagious respiratory disease in the shelter. BAR. BCS 5/9. RR 30, no dyspnea. Mucoid nasal exudate. No coughing or sneezing observed. Suspect CIRDC. Start doxycycyline 250mg po sid x 14d then recheck. Move to I isolation. |
| 03/09/2025 M/ap Return Incision looks good. AP Chip#985141008109508 |
| 03/09/2025 DA2PP SUBQ |
| 03/09/2025 on intake dog was sneezing VET TECHNICIAN EXAM (Date: __03/09/25 15:29_____) DUE TO VET CHECK REQUEST Attitude: BAR BCS: _5/9 Ocular Discharge / Squinting: n Coughing/Sneezing: sneezing Nasal Discharge - Mucoid / Serous: serous Vomiting/Diarrhea: n Appetite: Good Other Notes of Concern / Observations: bz |
| 03/09/2025 MICRO SCAN CHIP FOUND |
| 03/08/2025 03/08/25 15:36 Patient is BAR with good appetite. Patient has no nasal discharge, no ocular discharge, normal respiratory rate and effort, no coughing, no sneezing. No active CIRDC symptoms. COntinue to monitor sdecamp |
| 03/07/2025 Coughing |
| 03/07/2025 03/07/25 13:52 Limited visual examination due to infectious disease concerns. S/O: Gen - BAR, BCS 5/9, good appetite, approaches front of kennel and solicits attention EENT - No ocular discharge. Minimal serous nasal discharge. RESP - No stertor or stridor. No coughing. No sneezing. Normal respiratory rate and effort. GI - No significant findings. A: - Minimal to no signs of CIRDC noted at time of exam P: - Monitor for CIRDC symptoms next two days - Medically okay to PUFA |
| 03/04/2025 Pre-operative Examination, performed by: _nh___ Pre-op tech: __red__ T: _101.2_°F HR: _120_bpm RR: _panting_brpm General Appearance: BAR Respiratory: NSF Cardio: NSF Repro/Urogenital: ABN; pendulous mammary Derm: NSF Ears: NSF Eyes: ABN; OU early lenticular sclerosis Nervous: NSF M/S: NSF Dental: NSF GI: NSF L/N: NSF BCS: _5.5/9 Dental grade: _2_/4 Observations during pre-op/procedure: N/A Treatments: Pyrantel pamoate (50 mg/ml) __6__ ml PO administered once pre-op. Carprofen (50 mg/ml) ___2.4_ ml SQ administered once pre-op. Nobivac 3-Rabies, manufactured by Zoetis, Serial number: __780787__ administered SQ, R lateral hip, by __nh_. Implanted microchip SQ, # ___985141008109508__. Placement confirmed via microchip scanner. Penicillin G Procaine (300,000 IU/mL): _3__mL administered SQ Induction & Prep Tech Initials: __red/gr__ Anesthesia: Induced with TTDex (5 ml cake 100 mg/ml Telazol to 2.5 ml 10 mg/ml Butorphanol + 2.5 ml 0.50 mg/ml Dexmedetomidine) __0.6__ ml IM at _1140___ Intubated at __1156__ with __10.5__ -size ET tube Maintained on Isoflurane and Oxygen. Anesthesia End Time: _1214___ Anesthesia Tech Initials: ___tc__ Recovery Tech Initials: ___dd/tc___ Monitoring: Time: __1156__ T__99.0__ °F; HR __70__ bpm; RR __20__ brpm Time: __1211__ T__100.6__ °F; HR __102__ bpm; RR __12__ brpm Time: __1236__ T__99.8__ °F; HR __60__ bpm; RR __12__ brpm End Recovery Time: __1250__ T__99.5__ °F; HR __74__ bpm; RR __16__ brpm Uneventful recovery. Surgery - Canine Ovariohysterectomy (Spay), performed by: ___nh___ Ventral midline abdominal incision made with no. 15 blade. Single ligation of ovarian pedicles and single ligation of uterine stump with strangle knots using __0__ Webmax. Modified 3-layer closure: Body wall closed with cruciate sutures using __0__ Webmax; SQ layer closed with simple continuous sutures, continuing into continuous intradermal using __0__ Webmax. Green tattoo etched. Applied tissue adhesive over abdominal incision and tattoo. Rx and/or Post-op recommendations: -- Recommend follow up with primary veterinarian regarding overall health, baseline bloodwork, and preventative care. Entering Tech Initials: ___sw__ |
| 03/04/2025 DOG SPAY |
| 03/04/2025 TATTOO |
| 03/04/2025 MICRO SCAN CHIP NOT FOUND |
| 03/04/2025 RABIES 1 YEAR |
| 02/27/2025 Nobivac Canine 1-DAPPv, manufactured by Merck, Serial number: 02120150 administered SQ, R lateral shoulder. 705 Nobivac Intra-Trac3, manufactured by Merck, Serial number: 00541512A administered 705 mylar placed by 702 No tattoo or no scar seen with adult mammary and vulvar development, consistent with unaltered female. per SP |
| 02/27/2025 MICRO SCAN CHIP NOT FOUND |
| 02/27/2025 BORDETELLA IN |
| 02/27/2025 BRAVECTO TOPICAL SOLUTION |
| 02/27/2025 DA2PP SUBQ |
Bite Information
No recorded bites